Pooja Sharma
Junior Manual Tester · 1 year experience
Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Professional Summary
- Enthusiastic QA professional with 1 year of experience in manual testing fundamentals and defect management
- Proficient in creating, executing, and maintaining manual test cases for web and mobile applications
- Experienced in performing functional, regression, sanity, and user acceptance testing
- Skilled in defect tracking using JIRA and providing clear reproduction steps for issues
- Knowledgeable in basic SQL for database testing and data validation
- Familiar with Agile and Scrum methodologies, participating in daily stand-ups and sprint reviews
- Strong analytical skills for identifying test scenarios and potential edge cases
- Effective communicator with good teamwork abilities for collaborating with development teams
Work Experience
Junior Manual Tester
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1 year of experience as a Junior Manual Tester at a software development company in Jaipur, focusing on learning and applying manual testing methodologies. Contributed to testing internal portals and user-facing applications, identifying 100+ defects during internship and full-time roles.
Responsibilities
- Create, execute, and maintain manual test cases and test scripts based on functional requirements
- Perform functional, regression, sanity, and user acceptance testing across web and mobile platforms
- Identify, document, and track software defects using JIRA with detailed reproduction information
- Collaborate with development teams to understand requirements and provide testing feedback
- Participate in Agile development processes including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and reviews
- Analyze test results and prepare detailed test reports with defect metrics and quality insights
- Ensure compliance with testing standards, best practices, and software development life cycle
- Assist in the preparation of test plans, test strategies, and test data management
- Conduct exploratory testing to uncover hidden defects and usability issues
- Learn and adapt to new testing tools, methodologies, and industry trends
- Use AI tools (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test case creation, scenario brainstorming, and defect classification
- Apply prompt engineering techniques to design comprehensive exploratory test charters and validate AI-powered feature behavior
Project Experience
Internal Admin Portal Testing
Executed comprehensive manual test cases for admin dashboard features, user management, and workflow processes. Identified and reported defects related to data validation and user interface issues. Technologies: JIRA, SQL, Postman, Excel, Confluence.
Mobile App User Flows
Performed manual testing for mobile application user registration, login, and navigation flows. Conducted cross-device testing on Android platforms and documented usability findings. Technologies: JIRA, Android Studio, TestRail, SQL.
API Testing for Backend Services
Executed basic manual API testing using Postman for REST endpoints, validating request/response cycles and error handling. Assisted in creating test scenarios for data integrity. Technologies: Postman, Swagger, SQL, JIRA.
AI-Assisted Exploratory Testing for Admin Portal
Used ChatGPT prompts to design exploratory test charters, generate diverse user flow scenarios, and draft bug reproduction steps for an admin portal. Reduced test design time by 40% while improving edge case coverage for 2026 quality standards. Technologies: ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Prompt Engineering, JIRA, Manual Testing.